Scientific name Philepitta Higher classification Asity Order Passerine | Family Philepittidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Schlegel's asity, Velvet asity | ||
Philepitta is a genus of bird in the Philepittidae family. Established by Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1838, the genus contains the following species:
The genus name Philepitta is a combination of the French name philédon, for the friarbirds of the Meliphagidae family and pitta, for the birds of the genus "pitta".
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